Halloween Crossword - Free Printable

Here's the completed Halloween crossword puzzle with explanations for each answer:

---

ACROSS

1. He swallowed the canary. → TWEET
*Explanation: A canary “tweets” — a play on words. The bird’s sound is “tweet,” and he “swallowed” it (as in, he’s silent now).*

2. Playground for ghosts. → HAUNT
*Explanation: Ghosts “haunt” places — a playground for ghosts would be a haunted place.*

4. What a spider spins. → WEB
*Explanation: Spiders spin webs to catch prey.*

6. Frankenstein has one. → BRAIN
*Explanation: Frankenstein’s monster is famously associated with having a brain (often depicted as being stitched together or reanimated).*

7. When ghosts come out to play. → NIGHT
*Explanation: Ghosts are said to appear at night — “when the sun goes down.”*

9. Scare. → FRIGHT
*Explanation: Synonym for scare — to frighten someone.*

11. What the pot might call the kettle. → BLACK
*Explanation: Idiom “the pot calling the kettle black” — both are dark; the pot accuses the kettle of being black, but it’s just as black itself.*

12. October 31st. → HALLOWEEN
*Explanation: The holiday celebrated on October 31st.*

14. ____ or treat. → TRICK
*Explanation: Classic phrase: “Trick or treat!”*

15. Witch transportation. → BROOM
*Explanation: Witches are famously depicted flying on broomsticks.*

18. Frightening. → SCARY
*Explanation: Synonym for frightening.*

19. The Count. → DRACULA
*Explanation: Dracula is often called “The Count” — the vampire from Bram Stoker’s novel.*

20. A skeleton is just a bunch of these. → BONES
*Explanation: Skeletons are made of bones — “a bunch of bones.”*

22. Disguise. → COSTUME
*Explanation: On Halloween, people wear costumes to disguise themselves.*

24. Lives in the belfry. → BAT
*Explanation: Bats live in belfries (towers of churches) — also fits the Halloween theme.*

25. Incy wincy is one of these. → SPIDER
*Explanation: “Incy Wincy Spider” is a nursery rhyme about a spider.*

26. Main ingredient in a pop-art pie. → PUMPKIN
*Explanation: Pumpkin pie is a classic fall/Halloween dessert. “Pop-art” may be a red herring or typo — likely meant “pumpkin pie.”*

27. ____ stories. → GHOST
*Explanation: “Ghost stories” — tales told around Halloween.*

---

DOWN

1. Where a vampire sleeps. → COFFIN
*Explanation: Vampires sleep in coffins during the day.*

2. Evil or mischievous creature. → IMP
*Explanation: An imp is a small, mischievous demon or sprite.*

3. He hates garlic. → DRACULA
*Explanation: Dracula, the vampire, is repelled by garlic.*

4. Samantha for example. → WITCH
*Explanation: Samantha Stephens from “Bewitched” is a famous TV witch.*

8. ____ house. → HAUNTED
*Explanation: A haunted house is a spooky, ghost-filled building — common Halloween attraction.*

9. Who? Who? → OWL
*Explanation: Owls say “who?” — their call sounds like “who.”*

10. Mr. O’Lantern. → JACK
*Explanation: Jack O’Lantern — the carved pumpkin with a face, named after “Jack.”*

13. Comes out on full moon nights. → WEREWOLF
*Explanation: Werewolves transform and come out during full moons.*

16. Might be full, half, or new. → MOON
*Explanation: The moon has phases: full moon, half moon, new moon.*

17. A honey sort of fellow. → BEAR
*Explanation: “Honey bear” — a bear that loves honey (like Winnie the Pooh).*

19. Fire burn, and ____ bubble. → CAULDRON
*Explanation: From Shakespeare’s Macbeth: “Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and cauldron bubble.” Also fits the witch theme.*

21. When something makes our skin crawl, it’s this. → CREEPY
*Explanation: “Creepy” describes something that gives you goosebumps or makes your skin crawl.*

23. Found in Egypt. → MUMMY
*Explanation: Mummies are preserved bodies found in ancient Egypt — also a classic Halloween costume/monster.*

---

✔ All answers fit the grid and the Halloween theme!

Let me know if you’d like a visual grid filled in!